Misty Copeland

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August 19, 2015
Misty Copeland may just be having the best year of her life. She made history in June when she became the first
July 24, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Misty Copeland, who last month was named principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, will be honored…
July 6, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Nothing can stop Misty Copeland. The ballerina is set to make her Broadway debut next month in...
June 30, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Misty Copeland has officially become the first African-American female principal dancer in the 75-year history of the…
September 4, 2014
TODAY - They told her she had the wrong body type for classical ballet: too short, too curvy. Her lines…
February 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - New York doesn’t have a team in the Super Bowl this year and the game itself is…
November 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Named after her Black Girls Rock! organization that elevates the spirits of girls of color on the…
January 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Copeland, 30, is working on a memoir for Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint and picture book…
November 30, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - You don't immediately think of Misty Copeland's meteoric rise in the classical ballet world when appreciating the…
March 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Dance Theatre of Harlem's Vision Gala reinforced the esteemed dance company's vow to return after an…
February 28, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - In 2007, Misty Copeland became the first African-American soloist at the American Ballet Theater theater in 20…
September 25, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Copeland is a star in the national ballet scene -- and, because of her talents, even caught…